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Fri, 08 Jan 2021 09:55:00 GMT
Trump concedes: “a new administration will be inaugurated” and condemns his violent supporters
United States President Donald Trump has finally conceded the 2020 election victory to president-elect Joe Biden in a new video published on his YoutTube channel condemning his violent supporters who stormed the Capitol buildin...

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 09:50:00 GMT
Falkland Islands admits disappointment and frustration with Brexit deal
Falkland Islands European Union exports are now subject to tariffs due to the UK not obtaining an agreement on behalf of the Falklands in relation to Brexit. On Wednesday, Legislative Assembly members released an opinion piece ...

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 09:45:00 GMT
Joe Biden finally confirmed president despite Trump supporters storming Capitol
Hours after hundreds of President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the US Capitol in a harrowing assault on American democracy, a shaken Congress on Thursday formally certified Democrat Joe Biden's election victory.

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 09:40:00 GMT
Falklands fishing companies anticipated the instant impact of the Brexit deal
In anticipation of events to the new tariffs the Falkland Islands exports to the European Union must pay as the United Kingdom failed in obtaining an agreement on behalf of the islands in relation to Brexit, the Falkland Island...

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 08:48:00 GMT
Atmosphere carbon dioxide forecasted to reach 50% higher than before the industrial revolution
Human activity will push concentrations of planet-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to levels 50% higher than before the industrial revolution this year, breaching a symbolic climate change threshold, the UK's Met Office...

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 08:42:00 GMT
China Biotech vaccine tested 78% effective in Brazil trial, but doubts remain
A coronavirus vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech was 78% effective in a late-stage Brazilian trial with no severe COVID-19 cases, researchers said on Thursday, although a lack of data details stirred calls for more tr...

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 08:39:00 GMT
Rupture of dam in Brazil compensation could reach US$ 5,3bn
The Brazilian state of Minas Gerais is hoping to win at least 28 billion reais (US$ 5.3 billion) from a compensation deal with miner Vale SA after the 2019 Brumadinho deadly dam burst, a senior state official said on Thursday.

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 07:55:00 GMT
Trump via his media director pledges “an orderly transition on Jan 20” but “disagrees with election outcome”
US President Donald Trump acknowledged his loss in the November 3 election for the first time overnight Thursday and said there “will be an orderly transition on January 20th,” after Congress concluded the electoral vote co...

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 07:53:00 GMT
Boeing will pay US$ 2,5bn to resolve investigation related to the 737 MAX crashes
Boeing Co will pay over US$ 2.5 billion to resolve a U.S. investigation into criminal conspiracy charges related to two deadly 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people, the Justice Department said, but the plane maker will not be...

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 03:12:00 GMT
China “regrets” Capitol take over and recalls no deaths when rioters stormed the Hong Kong legislature
China compared on Thursday the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump with last year's often-violent pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, but noted that no one had died when demonstrators took over...



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